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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
[Re: scatpacktom]
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12/28/12 05:36 AM
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ask a lot on details on the moparts forum; www.mmcdetroit.com can help you with a lot of information. and, you can aks for detailed pics. ( i made tons of pics of my 1971 charger SE survivor ) best regards, Marcel the netherlands
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
[Re: Mr4Speed]
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12/28/12 05:46 AM
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Try to avoid petroleum based products. Always clean a test area first. Start mild then work your way to more aggressive cleaners. Will seem like you are doing the job twice or more, but will preserve markings. Old toothbrushes are your friend  Patience.
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
[Re: scatpacktom]
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12/28/12 01:52 PM
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Honestly? I'd leave it EXACTLY as it is. It's a history book right now, under all that road grime and dirt lie clues to originallity that a good cleaning will wipe away forever. I'd guess that someone has already pressure washed the engine by the looks of it? Don't do further harm IMO. It's not a mess, it's beautiful! *Replacing the fuel filter, hoses, and any other replacement parts with good reproductions wouldn't hurt it any, just keep good before and after records, save the aftermarket parts, and let people know what's been replaced when asked.
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
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12/28/12 03:32 PM
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Leave that engine compartment alone...it's not hard to do. You cannot clean the rust on wiper motor or master cylinder just like you cannot remove the staining from the A/C lines, just leave it. It's called patina and it has plenty, leave it.
MLR426
Is that a rusty wiper motor or just an upper radiator hose that blew and put rusty water on everything?
IMHO, it looks like a hose blew. 
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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12/28/12 03:53 PM
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The paint on the wiper motor and voltage regulator are gone. I can understand what you guys are saying but I just don't know what I'm clinging to. Enough stuff messed up and the rest is gone so it will never be "orginal" enough. People will look at the car and say the engine compartment is just messed up. It's not patina it is Fouled up
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
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12/28/12 04:21 PM
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ScottSmith_Harms
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but I just don't know what I'm clinging to.
My suggestion is not to do anything until you DO know what you are clinging to.
IMO when you own a survivor you need to realize and accept that there are/will be few that will truely understand it's significance, you need to think of yourself as a care taker, not an owner. You can't worry about what (uneducated) people think about your under hood or any other flaws the car has.
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
[Re: ScottSmith_Harms]
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12/28/12 04:29 PM
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but I just don't know what I'm clinging to.
My suggestion is not to do anything until you DO know what you are clinging to.
IMO when you own a survivor you need to realize and accept that there are/will be few that will truely understand it's significance, you need to think of yourself as a care taker, not an owner. You can't worry about what (uneducated) people think about your under hood or any other flaws the car has.
How much of a survivor is this car? Looks like hoses, belts, water valve, carb at least have been done. The lack of dirt on the motor doesn't seem to match the rest of the engine compartment. Has the upper end been repainted? Regasketed? Water pump replaced once?
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
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12/28/12 04:36 PM
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How much of a survivor is this car? Looks like hoses, belts, water valve, carb at least have been done. The lack of dirt on the motor doesn't seem to match the rest of the engine compartment. Has the upper end been repainted? Regasketed? Water pump replaced once?
Looks like someone has repainted the upper half of the engine , I can't see the engine paint looking that good and the rest looking like it does .
What does the rest of the car look like ? 
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Re: Survivor detailing tricks
[Re: topside]
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12/28/12 05:17 PM
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Personally, I'd just degrease it carefully - Simple Green and some brushes - and give the whole car a thorough but careful cleaning. I'd likely polish the paint & plating just to get it clean & to preserve it.
If I were to replace even the voltage regulator, in no time I'd have the whole car completely disassembled and start building another monument. Take that as a warning!
I hear you Topside, I'm trying to keep this one from exploding all over the floor.
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